Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-18
BENJAMIN R. ENGLISH, Postmas
STATE CORRESPONDENCE.
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MILFORD
UNION CHURCH PICNIC TOMORROW AT HIGE
RocK-GENERAL MILFORD NEWS.
MILFORD, Aug. 17.-Over twenty dollars
has been donated in the First church to the
Tribune fresh air fund.
The picnic of the First and ST. Peters
churches will be held at High Rock Grove
on Friday of this week, the train leaving at
8:45 o. M and stopping at Wheeler's Farms.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbell has signifed his intention
of being present and with the pastors of the
two churches, Revs. Calhoun and Fitzgerald,
a pleasant time may be anticipated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Biard, OF Shelton,
with their family spent Sunday with their
friends here and were welcomed heartily, as
they met many of their friends at the service
in the First church in the morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Osman Clark of Northampton,
Mass, are making a visit with Mrs. Enoch
Clark.
The picnic of Plymouth and Methodist
churches was largely attended and a most
delightful day was spent among the attrac-
tions which High Rock Grove affords last
Thursday.
Mrs. Edward Mallory and daughters have
partially recovered from their illness and
will soon be about again.
Mrs. Charles Dewell and child have been
enjoying the hospitality of DR.. and Mrs.
Headys home the past few days.
Rev. Mr.. Meserve, of the Davenport church,
New Haven, will occupy the pulpit of the
First church next Sunday morning. The
evening service will be omitted.
Rev. DIR. Anderson preached at the Wood
mont chapel last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Owen T. Clark has been entertaining
her nieces the Misses Baird of Boston, the
past week.
An aged and much respected lady died at
her residence last Thursday morning. Mrs.
Lazarus N. Smith, after several years of fee
bleness and i'll health, at the age OF SO, has
gone to her reward The burial services
were held last Saturday afternoon and were
conducted by her former pastor, Rev. James
W. Hubbell.
Mrs. julius Porter died last Friday morn
ing at the age of 20. Her friends gathered
at her late residence on Governors avenue on
Sunday afternoon to pay their last regards to
the services and made some appropriate and
feeling remarks on the occasion.
Cards of invitation have been sent out
for tie wedding of Mr.. Edward Brundage of
st. Louis, Mo-, and Miss Josie Cartwright,
of this place, at the residence Of the brides
mother, Mrs Joseph Hodgson, on Aug. "a.
Charles Brooks, of Boston, made short
visit at his old home here last week.
A family reunion of unusual interest was
held at the residence of Judge ]. W. Fowler
last Wednesday afternoon and evening, the
occasion being the fftieth anniversary of
their marriage. The front porch was hano-
somely decorated with golden rod and ever
greens. Canvas had been put up on the
lawn for the serving of the refreshments, and
after the guests, numbering about sixty, had
arrived the scene presented was an inviting
one to the beholder. Among the guests
were Rev. DR.. Bennett, who performed the
ceremony in 1887, sister of the groom and a
brother of the bride, who were also guests at
the wedding fifty years ago in Bridgeport.
A sumptuous repast had been prepared by
Hanford & Nichols, caterers of Bridgeport,
and after its bounties had been partaken of
literary feast followed in which eongratula-
tory speeches were made and an original
poem by daughter, Mrs. Van Vliett, was
read, an original song composed and sung by
Miss Jennie Fowler, end a poem recited by
Master Harold Fowler. These were some of
the leading and pleasing features, which
were followed by a social time and the de-
parture of the guests.